Take A Shot In The Dark, Part 2
Customer: “Can I get a Chumbawumba?”
Me: “Uh… what is that?”
Customer: “The drink! The Chumbawumba!”
Me: “I don’t know what that is.”
Customer: “The Chumbawumba! I had it at a bar in Thailand a few years ago!”
Me: “Well, that’s not something we have on our menu, but I can make it for you if you can tell me what’s in it.”
Customer: “Uh… Hmm…”
Me: “What was the alcohol base?”
Customer: “Alcohol… yes.”
He stares at me, as if that was all the information I needed.
Me: “Okay, so we’ve established it had alcohol. Was it vodka? Gin? Rum?”
Customer: “…yes?”
Me: “I’m sorry, I think we’re out of stock of the ingredients for that drink. Can I make you something that’s on the menu instead?”
They ordered a JD and Coke, and remained shocked all night that I didn’t know what a Chumbawumba was…
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